1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910458897903321

Autore

MacDonald Janet <1950->

Titolo

Learning with online and mobile technologies [[electronic resource] ] : a student survival guide / / Janet MacDonald and Linda Creanor

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Burlington, : Gower, c2010

ISBN

1-351-92249-1

1-282-54526-4

9786612545269

0-566-08931-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (142 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

CreanorLinda

Disciplina

378.1/734

Soggetti

Computer-assisted instruction

Mobile communication systems

College student orientation

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Contents; List of Figures; Acknowledgements; Reviews for Learning with Online and Mobile Technologies; 1 Introduction; 2 Student Voices; 3 Practicalities; 4 Listening, Reading and Sense-making; 5 Listening, Reading and Sense-making: A Survival Guide; 6 Communicating and Community; 7 Communicating and Community: A Survival Guide; 8 Searching and Researching; 9 Searching and Researching: A Survival Guide; 10 Writing and Presenting; 11 Writing and Presenting: A Survival Guide; Appendix A: Web Links to Further Resources; Appendix B: File Types and Common Web Link Codes

Appendix C: GlossaryAppendix D: References; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Technology has become a necessary and everyday part of studying. This book starts with effective practice in learning, and shows how technology can support that good practice. The authors show you the many ways in which online and mobile technologies can be used for study and give you guidance on how best to use them for learning in higher education, whether that is at college or university, or within your workplace. An effective learning strategy with technologies will help



you develop independence and self direction, so that when faced with a bewildering choice of web-based resources you are

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910788237003321

Titolo

Constraints on the Design and Implementation of Monetary Policy in Oil Economies : : The Case of Venezuela

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C. : , : International Monetary Fund, , 2008

ISBN

1-4623-8203-7

1-4527-1175-5

9786612840937

1-282-84093-2

1-4518-7000-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (49 p.)

Collana

IMF Working Papers

IMF working paper ; ; WP/08/142

Disciplina

338.272820987

Soggetti

Petroleum industry and trade - Venezuela - Econometric models

Fiscal policy - Venezuela - Econometric models

Monetary policy - Venezuela - Econometric models

Banks and Banking

Investments: Energy

Exports and Imports

Macroeconomics

Money and Monetary Policy

Monetary Policy, Central Banking, and the Supply of Money and Credit: General

Energy: General

Energy: Demand and Supply

Prices

Trade: General

Banks

Depository Institutions

Micro Finance Institutions

Mortgages

Monetary economics

Investment & securities

International economics

Banking



Monetary base

Oil

Oil prices

Oil exports

Money supply

Petroleum industry and trade

Exports

Banks and banking

Venezuela, República Bolivariana de

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; I. Introduction; II. Fiscal Dominance in Oil Economies; A. Oil Dominance and Fiscal Dominance: Analytical Framework; B. Transmission Mechanism; III. Oil Economies: Some Stylized Facts; Tables; 1. Exchange Rate and Nominal Anchor for Major OCD in 2005; Figures; 1. OEC: Average Rate of Nominal Growth of Monetary Base and Changes in Oil Prices; 2. OEC: Primary Balance of the General Government; 3. Change in the CPI-OEC and Oil Prices, 1979-2005; IV. Oil Dominance in Venezuela; 4. Selected OEC: Average Δ% Change in the CPI, 1999-2005 Ranked by Xo/XT

5. Oil Prices (/B- Venezuelan Basket), and Ratio Xo/XT, 960-20056. Venezuela: Oil in the Economy; 2. Venezuela: Selected Indicators; 7. Venezuela: Rates of Growth of Real GDP, CPI, and Oil Prices; 3. Venezuela: Exchange Rate System, 1964-2007; 8. Venezuela: Ratios of Central Bank Instruments of Monetary Control (CBIMC); A. Oil Dominance/Fiscal Dominance: Simple Correlations; B. Oil Dominance/Fiscal Dominance Hypothesis for Venezuela; V. Conclusions; Appendices; I. Oil Exporting Countries-Selected Indicators; Appendix Tables

A.I.1. Classification and Evluation of Oil Exporting Countries, based on the Ratio of Oil Exports to GDPA.I.2. Oil Exporting Countries: Selected Indicators; A.I.3. Oil Exporting Countries: Selected Indicators; A.I.4. Oil Exporting Countries: Selected Indicators; II. Management of Oil Resources: Oil Funds and International Reserves; A.II.1. Venezuela: Macroeconomic Stabilization Fund (FEM and Investment Fund for Macroeconomic Stabilization (FIEM); A.II.2. Central Bank of Venezuela-Balance Sheet; III. Descriptive Statistics and Pair-Wise Correlations for Selected Economic Indicators

Appendix FiguresA.III.1. Venezuela: Changes in Oil Prices, Oil Exports, Fiscal Revenue, and Primary Expenditures, 1960-2005; A.III.2. Venezuela: Change in Primary Fiscal Expenditure, Non-Oil GDP Inflation, and Monetary Base, 1960-2005; A.III.3. Venezuela: Five-Year Moving Variences of Rates of Growth of Selected Indicators, 1965-2005; A.III.4. Venezuela: Overall Fiscal Balance and Domestic Primary Deficit (Percentage of GDP); References

Sommario/riassunto

By definition, fiscal dominance impedes the effective implementation of any monetary strategy aimed at controlling inflation. Economies that exhibit oil dominance-a situation in which oil exports largely affect the



main macroeconomic indicators-may also exhibit fiscal dominance. However, in this case, the standard indicators used to gauge the presence of fiscal dominance may fail to give the appropriate signals. The main purpose of this paper is twofold: i) to present a simple framework to analyze fiscal dominance in oil exporting countries and ii) to test the hypothesis of the presence of oil dominance/fiscal dominance (OD/FD) in the case of Venezuela. Using VAR and VEC models it is possible to conclude that there is relevant evidence supporting the validity of the OD/FD hypothesis.

3.

Record Nr.

UNINA9911019625603321

Autore

Schaeffer Mary S

Titolo

Controller and CFO's guide to accounts payable [[electronic resource] /] / Mary S. Schaeffer

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Hoboken, N.J., : Wiley, c2007

ISBN

1-119-20195-0

1-280-64938-0

9786610649389

0-470-08603-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (258 p.)

Disciplina

657.74

658.1526

Soggetti

Accounts payable

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di contenuto

Controller and CFO's Guide to Accounts Payable; Contents; Preface; Part I: Core Functions; Chapter 1: Internal Controls in Accounts Payable; IGNORE ACCOUNTS PAYABLE AT YOUR OWN PERIL; THE FRAUD PROBLEM; STATE AUDITING GROUPS; SARBANES-OXLEY IMPACT; A MARRIAGE MADE IN HEAVEN-NOT!; IDEAL ACCOUNTS PAYABLE FUNCTION; "WHEN THE INVOICE ARRIVES"; SEGREGATION OF DUTIES; CONTROL ON PAYMENT TYPES; OTHER PAYMENT TYPE CONTROL ISSUES; OFTEN-OVERLOOKED ISSUE: SPREADSHEETS; SPREADSHEET



CONTROL PLAN; POLICY AND PROCEDURES MANUAL; BAD CONTROL PRACTICES; RECOMMENDED MANAGEMENT ACTIONS

Chapter 2: Invoice HandlingTHREE-WAY MATCH; COMMON INVOICE PROBLEMS AND SOLUTIONS; ALTERNATIVE TO THREE-WAY MATCH: EVALUATED RECEIPT SETTLEMENT; ALTERNATIVE TO THREE-WAY MATCH: NEGATIVE ASSURANCE/ASSUMED RECEIPT; STATEMENTS; PAYING FROM STATEMENTS; A WORD ABOUT CREDITS; GETTING APPROVALS; STAMPING MAIL IN ACCOUNTS PAYABLE; ELECTRONIC INVOICING; BAD PRACTICES; RECOMMENDED MANAGEMENT ACTIONS; Chapter 3: Payment Processing and Alternatives; CHECK STOCK; CHECK STORAGE; CHECK PRINTING; WHO SHOULD PRINT CHECKS; MONITORING CHECK STOCK USED; BETWEEN PRINTING AND MAILING; CHECK SIGNING

DISTRIBUTION OF CHECKSMAILING CHECKS; DIFFICULTIES CAUSED BY CHECKS; WHY RETURNING CHECKS CAN BE A PROBLEM; AN END RUN AROUND THE RETURNING CHECK TO REQUISITION PROBLEM; POSITIVE PAY AND ITS COUSINS; P-CARDS; WIRE TRANSFERS; ACH PAYMENTS; WHAT EVERY COMPANY NEEDS TO KNOW TO AVOID MAKING PAYMENTS TO TERRORISTS; Chapter 4: Exception Processing; CHECK PROBLEMS: EXCEPTION PROCESSING HEADS THE LIST; TYPICAL RUSH CHECK SCENARIO; BACKGROUND ON RUSH CHECKS; WAYS TO MINIMIZE THE NUMBER OF RUSH CHECKS; POSITIVE PAY ISSUE; WHY RETURNING CHECKS CAN BE A PROBLEM

NEED CHECKS RETURNED: HERE'S A POLICY YOU CAN USEAUDIT POINT; PETTY CASH BOX; Chapter 5: Duplicate and Erroneous Payments; THE WE-NEVER-MAKE-A-DUPLICATE-PAYMENT MYTH; DUPLICATE-PAYMENT HYPOCRISY; POLICY; IN-HOUSE CHECKING: BEFORE THE PAYMENT IS MADE; IN-HOUSE CHECKING: AFTER THE PAYMENT IS MADE; A WORD ABOUT SOFTWARE; WHY DUPLICATE PAYMENT AUDIT FIRMS ARE NEEDED; HIRING A POSTAUDIT FIRM; SECOND POSTAUDIT; WORD OF CAUTION; OVERALL ACTION PLAN; Chapter 6: Vendors, Vendor Relations, and Master Vendor File; VENDOR RELATIONS; WHAT IS THE MASTER VENDOR FILE?

RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE MASTER VENDOR FILEWHO'S IN AND WHO'S NOT?; HANDLING INACTIVE VENDORS; CLEANSING THE MASTER VENDOR FILE; FRAUD THROUGH THE MASTER VENDOR FILE; VENDOR WELCOME LETTER; NEW VENDOR APPLICATIONS; ACCESS TO THE MASTER VENDOR FILE AND MAKING CHANGES; REVIEW OF CHANGES; THE SPOT-CHECK ANNUAL REVIEW; MASTER VENDOR FILE STANDARDS; CODING STANDARDS; COORDINATION WITH INVOICE CODING STANDARDS; VENDOR CALLS INTO ACCOUNTS PAYABLE; IVR/IWR; SEGREGATION OF DUTIES; CONTRACT COMPLIANCE; Chapter 7: Discounts and Deductions; LOST EARLY-PAYMENT DISCOUNTS; THE FIRST PROBLEM

ANOTHER DIRTY SECRET

Sommario/riassunto

Refreshingly candid and witty in tone, Controller and CFO's Guide to Accounts Payable is required reading for any professional wanting to understand more about their organization's AP operations. It declares that AP is no longer a back-office function and underscores the reality that proper attention must be paid to this crucial department in order to run a leading edge and competitive company.